Thursday 24th of May 2012

INDONESIA NOW ARCHIVES

Now available - entire programs as aired on Metro TV. Join anchor Dalton Tanonaka and Tascha Liudmila for your window into Indonesia! Click Here

DALTON'S COLUMNS IN THE JAKARTA GLOBE

You can read the thoughts and insights of anchor Dalton Tanonaka in the Jakarta Globe! His column appears on the last Friday of every month in the print edition or at thejakartaglobe.com/ltcolumns. Dalton donates his writing fees to the Tanonaka International Journalist Scholarship for Indonesian students.
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LIUDMILA TAKES OVER INTERNATIONAL SEAT



Tascha Liudmila is the newest anchor of Metro TV's internationally-distributed English-language program "Indonesia Now."

She began her career as a print journalist before moving to television news. She joined Metro TV in February 2008, anchoring "Metro Siang", "Bisnis Hari Ini" and "Headline News" segments.

Liudmila was born in Jakarta, and graduated from the University of Pelita Harapan with a bachelor's degree in social science. After reporting on crime and politics for SCTV in Jakarta from 2004 to 2006, she returned to school in the United Kingdom. She earned her master's degree in international business from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. She speaks Bahasa Indonesia and English.

BOTOK UDANG (East Java)

Steamed Prawn stuffed with coconut sambal in banana leaf
Makes 4 Portions

Ingredients:
400 gr prawn medium/16/20 size
100 gr fish meat, minced
1 cup grated coconut
2 cm galangal, grated
2 pcs lime leaf, shredded
4 pcs salam leaf
Salt, pepper and sugar to taste
Banana leaf for wrapping

Spices Paste:
4 pcs red chili long, chopped
3 pcs hot chili, chopped
5 pcs garlic, chopped
2 pcs shallot, chopped

Method:
• Prepare spice paste by pounding or blending to make a paste.
• Blend together the fish mousse with the other ingredients. Mix well.
• Cut open the back of prawn tail and fill with the mousse and spices. Do the rest to all the prawns.
• Put the prawns in a container with banana leaf as underliner and salam leaf. Put the prawn on top and cover with the banana leaf.
• Cover and steam for 10-12 minutes or until prawn are cooked. Serve with pineaple sambal.

06.04.2011. 16:47



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INDOFACTS

MOTTO: Unity in Diversity
ANTHEM: Indonesia Raya
CAPITAL: Jakarta
LANGUAGE: Bahasa Indonesia
GOVERNMENT: Republic
LAND AREA: 1,919,440 sq. km.
POPULATION: 234,693,997
CURRENCY: Rupiah
TIME ZONE: GMT+7-9
COUNTRY CODE: +62

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